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dc.contributor.authorChambers, Suzanne K
dc.contributor.authorPinnock, Carole
dc.contributor.authorLepore, Stephen J
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorO'Connell, Dianne L
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:37:03Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:37:03Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-02-10T02:12:36Z
dc.identifier.issn0738-3991
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pec.2011.01.027
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/41660
dc.description.abstractObjective To systematically review interventions aiming to improve adjustment in men with prostate cancer and their partners. Methods Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases were searched. Inclusion criteria were: randomized controlled trials; relevant to specified clinical questions; included men who had prostate cancer (at least 80% prostate cancer patients or prostate cancer sub-group analysis); published in English between December 1999 and December 2009. Trial quality was assessed. Results 21 studies met inclusion criteria. Trial quality was low; had not improved over the study timeframe; men with advanced disease were not targeted; minority groups were seldom included. Group cognitive-behavioral and psycho-education interventions appear helpful in promoting better psychological adjustment and QOL for men with prostate cancer; coping skills training for patient-spouse dyads improved QOL for partners. Conclusion There are limitations in the research on effective ways to improve adjustment for men with prostate cancer of any stage and their partners; and scant research targeting minority groups and the concerns of men with advanced disease. Practice implications Interventions for men with advanced prostate cancer could usefully target the implications of advancing disease and caregiver burden. There is an urgent need for researchers to focus efforts specifically on such men and their families.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeIreland
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrome75
dc.relation.ispartofpagetoe88
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPatient Education and Counseling
dc.relation.ispartofvolume85
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleA systematic review of psychosocial interventions for men with prostate cancer and their partners
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChambers, Suzanne K.


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